NEFCISA
NEFCISA

The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) is proud of its partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) as a Strategic Implementing Partner (SIP) for its Social Employment Fund (SEF). Through this collaboration, MIAF is running a national programme that is creating jobs, addressing skills gaps, and strengthening South Africa's creative industries — in line with the SEF's overarching goal to generate work for the common good and build community value through employment, social contribution, and inclusive economic participation. Operating under the banner NEFCISA (National Employment Facility for Creative Industries in South Africa), the initiative is recruiting and training participants, matching them with host organisations, and has already placed 1 500 workers across the country — surpassing its original target of 1 000. NEFCISA is delivered through a network of 20 host organisations spanning five provinces, who are actively hosting participants and contributing to work for the common good across South Africa's creative and cultural industries. Key Objectives: Support employment and entrepreneurship in the creative industries. Offer skills development and training programmes. Foster partnerships between public and private creative sectors. Promote South African creativity at both provincial and national levels Foster community development through social contribution.

ACCES
ACCES

ACCES Conference and Showcase Festival is Africa's leading music industry gathering, bringing together the people shaping the future of the continent's music business. Artists, entrepreneurs, executives, investors, policymakers and cultural leaders from across Africa and around the world come to ACCES to build partnerships, exchange ideas, discover talent and create new business opportunities. Since its launch in 2017, ACCES has become the continent's premier platform for professional exchange and music market development. Combining a high-level conference with a curated showcase festival, networking, exhibitions and industry programmes, ACCES offers a unique space where creativity meets business and where African music connects with the global industry.

Gender@Work
Gender@Work

Music In Africa Gender @ Work is a three-year training programme aimed at upskilling and increasing the participation of female professionals in the African music sector. Launched by the Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) in April 2019, the programme is connected to the MIAF’s ACCES music conference – a pan-African event held in a different African country every year. This connection enables the programme to reach new participants in a different African country every year. The programme marks the beginning of a more concerted effort by the Foundation to support the participation and inclusion of women in all facets of its programmes and the music sector in Africa as a whole. Over the three years, the programme will aim to address gender imbalances in the sector through training, lobbying, facilitating knowledge exchange and dialogues that foster the interest of women. The broader objectives of the programme are to: Provide industry training for women on critical music industry skills, focusing on: Stage management Electronic music production and recording Music business management Technical knowledge Provide an opportunity for both professional and aspiring women to benefit from the Music In Africa network and its broad range of activities in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Provide a solution-based platform in the form of a round table at ACCES with a view to identify challenges, discuss opportunities and lobby for the interests of female practitioners. Offer participants the opportunity to benefit from programmes offered by MIAF’s partners. Increase access to educational materials. Integrate participants in the broader ACCES programme to maximise experience and exposure to the industry. Record and present training materials on the www.musicinafrica.net, including but not limited to tutorials, templates and other best-practice materials. Communicate women-based themes that support the initiatives and messages of the programme. MAIN TRAINING ACTIVITIES Training in first country (Ghana): In the first year, participants will be trained on all aspects of stage management by a team of experienced stage managers from 10 to 17 November 2019. The programme will offer robust classroom training as well as practical, hands-on training in which participants will also be given the opportunity to manage various aspects of the ACCES performance programme. Training in second country: The second training iteration will take place at ACCES 2020 when the programme will diversify its course to include music production lessons and training on other music business topics. A round-table platform will also be introduced to coincide with the ACCES programme. Training in third country: The third training iteration will take place at ACCES 2021 in a different country, offering an advanced course. HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVED?  As a participant, facilitator or trainer: The programme enrolls up to 12 trainees every year. All opportunities are advertised publicly on this website, and will be added to this page. Please keep checking this page for new calls (below under UPDATES & CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES). As a partner Please contact Claire Metais at [email protected]. APPLY The call for applications for 2020 will be announced soon. The Music In Africa Gender @ Work programme is made possible with the support of the Prince Claus Fund, Siemens Stiftung and Goethe-Institut.

Sound Connects Fund
Sound Connects Fund

For cultural and creative practitioners and organisations operating in southern Africa, access to funding remains a major challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has also had a massive impact on government policy, spending and the economy in general, and has seen spending on culture being moved further down the list of priorities. Further, the cultural and creative industries repeatedly cite four main areas where investment is needed for growth, which are increased visibility, mobility including access to new markets, finance and support structures.

Instrument Building And Repair Project
Instrument Building And Repair Project

Experience the Vibrations African Instruments Exhibition online in 3D

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Yaoundé, Cameroon

In operation since:

2017

Contact person:

Ivannick

BIO

Kamga Mbonsou Yvan Leandre (sur le pseudonyme de Ivannick), née le 19 septembre 2001 à Yaoundé, est diplômé d’un GCE Advanced Level. Il poursuit actuellement ses études en génie logiciel et se forme dans le business de la musique, Gestion des projets culturels, management de talents, et aussi événementielle.

Passionné de musique depuis son plus jeune âge, Ivannick débute au cour de l'année 2017 sa carrière en tant que rappeur au sein d'un duo d’artistes nommé L.J.B.
Très tôt déjà, il s’implique de manière instinctive et passionnée dans le management de ce duo qui mettra en exergue une toute autre de ses passions et qui sera son chemin de prédilection qui est le MANAGEMENT ARTISTIQUE et donc marquera ses tous premiers pas dans le Management et la Gestion de projets culturels en 2018.

Avec un grand besoin d'acquérir des connaissances et compétences réelles dans sa nouvelle passion, Il prend ses marques notamment dans l'organisation d’événements culturels dans son établissement tout en se rapprochant et en apprenant auprès des aînées de l'industrie musicale. Cela passera par son implication dans tout ce qui sera événement culturel mais surtout à des formations et aux ateliers sur ce domaine qui le passionne tant.

C'est en 2019, qu’il découvre un jeune talent nommé walty, qu’il décide avec le temps d’accompagner dans la gestion de sa modeste carrière ce qui lui permettra plus tard d'appliquer et d'expérimenter tout ce qu’il aura eu à apprendre et à découvrir durant ses multiples recherches de connaissances dans ce domaine qu’il affectionne.

Sa passion, son courage, sa détermination et sa soif d'apprendre lui permettra en 2021 de travailler bénévolement auprès d’Agence Impérial (Pour le compte de Uiniversal Music Africa) sur les concerts d’artistes de renoms tels que Dena Mwana, Tayc, charlotte dipanda et Fally ipupa au Cameroun. Et c’est sur cette même lancée qu’il fera partie de l'équipe qui a organisé la toute première édition du Yaoundé Music Expo (YAMEX) dont le promoteur est Monsieur Isidore Tameu CEO de Nuevo Mundo Africa; ce qui marquera son entrée dans la grande equipe à Taphis en tant qu'assistant chef de projet.

Toujours dans sa quête du savoir, en cette même année, après avoir suivi une formation en management d'artiste et Booking parrainé par scène D'Ebène et en partenariat avec Linstitut français du Cameroun, il obtiendra une attestation qui lui permettra d'intégrer le collectif des managers et booker du Cameroun (MANABOCA).

Conscient du chemin qui lui restera à parcourir et surtout ayant une vision claire et nette de ce qu’il veut, il sera à nouveau bénévole et à la 10ᵉ édition du Douala Music Art Festival ( DOMAF).
Après l’obtention d’un diplôme en Music Business de la Hema Online Music Academy, la première école africaine francophone qui forme sur le business dans le secteur de la musique, en 2022 il sera le régisseur générale à la 2ᵉ édition du Yaoundé Music Expo (YAMEX) pour être peu de temps après chef de projet sur le premier concert 100 % live de l'artiste camerounais Hen’s.

C’est ainsi que durant cette même année 2022 il sera une fois de plus membre actif sur la 5ᵉ édition de L’escale Bantoo et assistera Madame Magali Palmira wora (senior Label manager cher THE ORCHARD, maison de distribution digitale de musique ) durant son séjour professionnel au Cameroun.

Après une énième formation, il obtiendra cette fois un diplôme en journalisme multimédia chez Hema Online Music Academy au côté de Herve MANDINA ( DJ Face maker).

Grâce à cette évolution remarquable, l'année 2023 lui permettra de créer une association culturelle nommée “360IVANNICK”. Dont il est le président et aura l’opportunité de signer en licence de distribution digitale des musiques et vidéos avec le leader de la distribution mondiale THE ORCHARD.
C’est sur cette lancée qu’il deviendra le commissaire général adjoint de la 3ᵉ édition du Yaoundé Music Expo (YAMEX), et aujourd’hui Chef de projet chez True Label & Consulting (TLC) qui est une agence de communication digitale et global, de production et de management artistique et gestion de Relations Publiques.

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